Tech-MODE for Agricultural Education and Improved Livelihoods in ...

BIODATA OF COUNTRY COLLABORATORS
Edward Badu. Associate Professor of Building Technology and the acting Dean of
the Institute of Distance Learning at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science
and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. With a PhD in Civil Engineering and an MSc. in
Construction Management from Nagaya Institute of Technology, Japan and
Longhborough University, U.K. Edward is a Professional Associate of the Ghana
Institution of Surveyors, a Corporate member of the Chartered Institute of Building,
U.K. and the second Vice-President of the Ghana Institute of Construction.
� edwardbadu@yahoo.com
Reuben Aggor. Adult educator and lecturer in adult and continuing education at
the University of Ghana Legon, Reuben specialises in the philosophy of adult
education and distance education. He was educated at the University of Ghana,
Legon (B.A. Hons) and the University of London (M.A.). He has taught at all levels
in the education system in Ghana. � reuben_aggor@yahoo.com
Kenya
Geoffrey Kironchi. Senior Lecturer and Head, Soil Science, Department of Land
Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi. He is a
specialist in soil water management and has 14 years of teaching experience at the
university level. He has also been involved in capacity building and research in
both dryland farming systems and the environment. Currently, he coordinates the
project “Strengthening of Agricultural & Environmental Capacities through
Distance Education” at the Faculty of Agriculture. � geokironchi@uonbi.ac.ke
Agnes W. Mwang’ombe. Principal, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences,
University of Nairobi. Formerly, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, she is a professor of
plant pathology and has about 20 years and wide experience in teaching at the
University, capacity building, action research and agricultural development.
� mwangombe@kenyaweb.com
Nigeria
Adewale Adolphus Adekunle. Agronomist with experience in capacity building,
rural development, and agricultural communication. He has in the recent past
worked extensively in the area of innovation systems in agricultural development
with specific focus on the improvement of communications between farmers
groups and agricultural scientists. In collaboration with COL and similar agencies,
he has developed a model for the sustainable introduction of ICT including the
internet to rural communities. He also developed a rapid response platform to
farmers’ problems using ICT and an ICT-based commodity exchange platform
managed by farmers. He is currently with the Forum for Agricultural Research in
Africa (FARA) as the Coordinator for the Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Program.
� aadekunle@fara-africa.org
Adeolu Babatunde Ayanwale. Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics and
specialist in Agricultural Production and Resource Economics. He is currently the
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